1. Dramatic Purpose: The dramatic purpose that Robert Bolt conveys is thematic and consists of ideas of identity and conscience. The dramatic purpose also includes the theme of anti-authoritarian and corruption. The reason that Bolt uses this is to show that people in power are corrupt and evil...
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“He said he wanted to go on with the experience. But I’m damned, I’m damned if I’ll go on being experimented with. Not for all the Controllers in the world. I shall go away tomorrow too. ” (243) John chooses to disappear from the New World rather than to be an experiment for the controllers. The...
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Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya, is a coming-of-age story that revolves around a young boy named Antonio. In this story, Antonio is torn between three destinies. His mother wants him to become a priest while his father wants him to explore and be free; then along comes Ultima. Ultima, an old...
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Themes of Cervantes' Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes' greatest work, The Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote De La Mancha, is a unique book of multiple dimensions. From the moment of its creation, it has amused readers, and its influence has vastly extended in literature throughout the world. Don...
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Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and George Orwell's 1984, two of English literature's most important and pervasive political criticisms, have helped to mold world opinion by offering new viewpoints and attitudes, yet these two novels differ in their means of conveying their satire of human...
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What is your opinion on how Kindred Todd handled the situation? In the case of Kindred Todd and Larry Stepchuck’s OD consulting firm there is the good and the bad. Kindred Todd faces an ethical dilemma because the president of the OD consulting firm, Larry Stepchuck, wrongly sells her as an expert...
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Virginia Woolf is one of the greatest writers whose works reflect her philosophy of life and identification of women. She grew up with an intense interest in the feminist question, and her novels hold the key to the meaning of life and the position of women in the existing patriarchal society. She...
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How can we make our town a better place to live in? The living conditions in our city are getting worse and worse. Exhaust fumes and smoke from the factories are polluting the air and trees are being cut down. Furthermore, the river is being polluted by chemicals from the factories and people are...
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Essay - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Holy Grail There are some similarities of the two incerpts, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Holy Grail. I believe that both come to be Romances. In the first story Sir Gawain was sent on a dangerous quest that of which was to seek the Green...
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The extract from the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison outlines the casualties that an African-American family faces from a young girl’s perspective. The author effectively uses the point of view of a young girl to instigate both a sympathetic and empathetic response from the reader. The transition of...
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Jonas, the main character in The Giver by Lois Lowry, is a very strong person, which allows him to go farther in life then the people that surround him. Throughout Jonas's life he has known nothing but "sameness". He lives in a Utopian community where there are no choices and everyone in his world...
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In The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hoseini, (Riverhead Press, New York, 2003) the main character Amir moves to America from Afghanistan in search to forget his past. He goes on a journey of redemption in which gives him a chance "to be good again". Through Amir's journey he has to recognize his sin and...
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Kelsey Schiffer English 102-037 Holihan Smith February 18, 2009 The Poisonwood Bible: Exposing Cultural Arrogance Through Narration & Character Analysis In the year 1959 Nathan Price, a Baptist minister from the heart of the southern United States, volunteers himself along with his wife and...
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D’Artagnan is a young, impoverished man from the rural area of France called Gascony. He goes to Paris in hopes of becoming one of the king’s musketeers. He has few assets and relies on his wit and charm to guide him. Despite his lack of juvenility, he still deeply believes in the idea...
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Critique of Walden Two The behavioral practices shown in Walden Two produce a self reliant and efficient adult. The first topic that I felt strongly about was education. The way education is viewed in Frazier’s utopian world is brilliant. Compared to the Walden Two educational system I find the...
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Friend or Foe In the book, A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt there are a few people that can’t be trusted by Sir Thomas More, the main character in the book. Richard Rich is definitely one of those men who can’t be trusted and along with Thomas Cromwell the two destroy More’s life slowly but...
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Page #| Definition of Term| Example from Text | Implication/Impact| 6| Setting: the time and place of the action of a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work| “…but the warriors would ride on in that in that darkness they’d become, rattling past with their stone-age tools of war in default of all...
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Talfud once said that, “Men see in their dreams only that what is suggested by their own thought. ” In Bless Me Ultima, the passage after Narciso’s death is crucial in understanding that Antonio processes his conflicts in his dreams. This passage is key for the understanding that...
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Othello Essay The novel Don Quixote, by Miguel Cervantes, is an exploration into the idea of created reality. Cervantes, through the character of Don Quixote, illustrates to readers how we as human beings often make reality to be whatever we want it to be. Don Quixote is a perfect example of...
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The success of a satire is often measured by how well it 'awakens thoughtful laughter. ' Based on this statement, Jonathan Swift's novel, Gulliver's Travels, is very successful as a satire because at a very superficial level, it is quite amusing with its tales of dwarfs and giants...
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How can a slave holder have love for one of his slaves, and expect her to love him back? How can a black woman even show even a slim amount of compassion toward a slave holder, while knowing he was rapping and tearing families apart? Dana is living on the edge of slavery and freedom, but freedom...
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Woolf tells us in the introduction to the 1928 eidtion of her book that Septimus is intended to be the double of Mrs. Dalloway. Indeed, she first thought that he might live while Clarissa would die. As a result, many critics understand his death to be a substitute for Clarissa, for if he dies for...
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What is the purpose of life? Is it to obtain wealth, fortune, or become famous? Or do the trivial things in life, occurring everyday, make life grand and give life its purpose? Thornton Wilder attempted to answer this very intricate question, a question which plays with each of our minds once in a...
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Many works of literature from the same era often have similar story lines and themes. In the epic poems of Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, both of these epic poems seem to have much in common. Each story seems to emphasize truth, honor, and heroism are the most important qualities a...
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The Bluest Eye by Tony Morrison Summary and Analysis of prologue and Autumn The Bluest Eye opens with two short untitled and unnumbered sections. The first section is a version of the classic Dick and Jane stories found in grade school reading primers. There is a pretty house, Mother, Father, Dick...
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Book Report - The Giver The Giver by Louis Lowry was published in 1993. I did not choose this book it was recommended to me I classify this book as an inner adventure. As in Jonas goes through an emotional metamorphosis (if you will) Jonas lives in a community where pain, rudeness, and war are...
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When reading a novel, individuals have a variety of criteria that they would like to have met. These requirements may differ between age groups and even personalities. These differences can extend as far as an incoming freshman have one opinion and a graduating senior having a completely different...
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Comparison of characters from 'The Poisonwood Bible' and 'The Mosquito Coast 'The Mosquito Coast', directed by Peter Weir, is a movie quite similar in many aspects to the book 'The Poisonwood Bible', written by Barbara Kingsolver, one of those aspects being the similarities between the setting and...
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Alexandre Dumas has always had a reputation for writing swashbuckling and fast-paced adventure tales that blend together fact and fiction. He wrote many historical fiction novels where would severely stretch the truth to achieve a great novel, but never claimed that the novels tell the same story...
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Introduction and Overview Women are not passive creatures of gods and men. The seduction of Eve and Natasha Rostov is not happenstance of fate. Even amidst the backdrop of historical change such as war or within the biblical scope of the Fall, they are the actors of their lives and charters of...
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A Man For All Seasons The play, “A Man For All Seasons” written by Robert Bolt demonstrates many character personalities that contrast with others. Contrasting personalities are mainly portrayed through the two characters, Sir Thomas More, and Thomas Cromwell. Their different personalities cause...
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? All the Pretty Horses is a novel of romance and self-discovery written by Cormac McCarthy. The novel follows the journey of John Grady Cole as he travels from Texas into Mexico in search of a land where he can live like the stories of old. John Grady Cole (JGC) is a character who values honesty...
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Luna or Vaquero? The Vaqueros and Lunas are two very different cultures. Lunas are very quiet people who farm and live by the moon. Vaqueros are very wild people and don’t like to stay in one place. Tony’s parents are both. His moms’ family are Lunas and his dads’ family...
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Before the Romantic musical age, composers wrote music for the purpose of arranging sounds into the most beautiful way possible. Because of these goals, they followed some very specific ideas and wouldn't stray from them. Once the Romantic era hit, composers wanted to express a variety of things...
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Out of all the sections of 'Gulliver's Travels' part four is the most revealing and satirical of human nature. Swift challenges the reader to examine the rationale of human beings and to question what is actually considered knowledgeable and important. As part four progresses through...
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Timothy Kramer | Literature & Composition | January 10, 2013 Timothy Kramer | Literature & Composition | January 10, 2013 Reading Response Kindred Reading Response Kindred LT02 Summarize the Text In Olivia Butler's novel, Kindred, an African American woman, Dana, is unexpectedly pulled...
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How far would you agree that the central concern of the novel is the conflict between traditional and modern values? Virginia Woolf uses her novel Mrs. Dalloway to express the idea of the conflict between traditional and modern values of the time. Throughout the novel we see the almost tug-of-war...
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Every author and play writer has some kind of reason for writing their piece. As readers and viewers, we use our knowledge to decipher the underlying message that comes across throughout works of art. Our Town by Thornton Wilder has many people with several diverse opinions sharing their ideas...
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an Arthurian poem; an enchanting story of chivalry, romance and heroism. With its intricately woven details, parallels and symbols, the reader will often easily overlook these facets in a story of this caliber. Undoubtedly, the author would not have spent time on...
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Question 2: Discuss Claudia’s reactions to representations of beauty in her culture. To what extent does she rebel against what the dominant culture regards as beautiful? To what degree is she complicit in the social prejudices and prejudgments that she grows up with? Claudia shows clear signs of...
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He was a peaceful looking man, with a large round belly and rosy red cheeks. Jonas couldn't help but smile as he stared at the gentle looking figure. The man looked down at the freezing pair. He noticed Jonas' trembling blue lips and the tiny shaking bundle of blanket that was Gabriel. The man...
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Kite Runner This story is a touching tale of bravery and weakness, fathers and sons, friendships and betrayal. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini takes us on an epic tale from the final days of a respected Afghanistan monarchy to the horrific Taliban ruled Afghanistan of today. It reveals a...
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In The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver presents a continuum of characters. Varying from the self-absorbed and eldest daughter, Rachel Price, to the fun-loving, sweet, and youngest daughter Ruth May. Imbetween there are the twins, Leigh and Adah. Leigh is adventurous and exceedingly obedient...
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Kaylee Lindsey AP Prep English 10 Leslie Kimbril 11 Dec. 2012 Symbolism and Imagery in “The Three Musketeers” Symbolism and imagery is used throughout “The Three Musketeers” frequently. Another thing I would like to focus on though is the history of this novel. The tone of the novel can also be...
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Then novel War and Peace was written by a famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1865. The novel describes the war with Napoleon in which many countries were involved such as Russia, Austrian, Prussia, Spain, Sweden, and Britain. The novel mainly focuses on Russia. It reflects the different views...
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? A Man For All Seasons Questions 1) Synopsis of the film. The film is set in England during the reign of Henry the VIII. Sir Thomas More is a very religious man who was recently appointed Chancellor. He got this position because of his good morals and honesty. When the King visits More, he says...
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?What would a story be without cultural and historical background? It would not be a very detailed story to read. Cultural and historical background information helps the reader to see why certain actions were made, the heritage of the characters and many other things. When understanding...
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Children believe what their parents tell them but as they get older they start to question that which used to be unquestionable. Bless Me, Ultima is a novel by Rudolfo Anaya about a young Chicano boy, Antonio Juan Marez y Luna, who is growing up and seeing the world for how cruel it really is. A...
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Character Comparative Contrast (Essay 2) In all of the literary works we've read this semester, all of them have contained characters with similar and distinctive qualities. Some of them were similar in the ways they handled what circumstances they were given, and others were not even near alike...
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I. Introduction Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1600 or 1601. It is often considered his supreme achievement, and one of the world’s greatest tragedies. Considered as one of the greatest of Shakespeare’s tragedies, Hamlet is also one of the best-known plays in world...
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